Crake Trees Manor

From £25 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 21 reviews
Pods (added by manager 20 Sep 2022)
Drone footage (added by maciej_k284052 27 aug 2021)
Campfire (added by visitor 26 aug 2021)
Morning brew (added by visitor 26 aug 2021)

  • Organic family farm site overlooking fells
  • In the Yorkshire Dales surrounded by walking and cycling routes
  • Spacious pitches surrounded by peaceful wildflower meadows
Spacious and peaceful, Crake Trees Manor is an organic family farm site with views over the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It's 15 minutes' drive from the M6 and A66 and half an hour from Penrith, Cumbria. In the Westmorland Dales just to the east of the Lake District National Park, Crake Trees Manor sits at the centre of an organic family farm, 800 feet high up with spectacular views over the farm to the Eden valley and the Pennines. The farm is in a wildlife haven and has stargazing by night under the clear dark skies of Cumbria. The site has a licensed bar and regularly hosts live music from both well-known DJs and up-and-coming local bands. Events are kids-friendly and end at 10pm to let everyone get a good night's rest. The accommodation areas are on mown pathways in conservation grassland, with long grass and wildflowers all around. A short walk from the pitches gets you to the shower and toilet block (where individual wetrooms have underflooor heating), and the covered kitchen area (which has sinks, hot water, a microwave and kettle and a freezer for ice packs and a fridge). If you'd like a proper alfresco experience, try out the outdoor shower, where you can douse yourself with hot water out in the open air. Homemade food is available on site too, with breakfast baps available for delivery each morning plus a pop-up pizza service and a café during the summer and autumn months. Designated vehicle parking is in the farm courtyard, with wheelbarrows to transport your kit. Please do not park by the pitches. This site does not allow campfires, but you are able to hire a firepit from the site (please do this when finalising your booking).

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 9
Tent pitches 20
Motorhome pitches 4
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The restaurant is open between 23/07 and 29/09.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • The bar is open between 23/07 and 31/08.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Bookings must not consist of more than 2 different households.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • Please note that only firepits rented from Crake Trees Manor are permitted on site. If needed, wheelbarrows are available to help carry luggage and equipment to your unit/pitch. Wifi is not available onsite but there is good mobile 4G signal.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 May to

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

My Dad and I turned up on a soggy night and were…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tracy B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: My Dad and I turned up on a soggy night and were dreading setting up our tents. The farmer offered us the bunk house as an alternative which was fabulous. Lovely clean and well maintained working farm surrounded by sublime views. Would definitely stay here again. Beautiful place 😍

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Green camping pod

Liked: Spacious grounds with lots of animals on fields. Very quiet and hosts are brilliant. Stayed in the pod. Very comfortable and clean, shower and toilet facilities are great too. Definitely coming back.

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Stayed in the pods. Basic as expected, clean with beautiful views. Fire…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Green camping pod

Liked: Stayed in the pods. Basic as expected, clean with beautiful views. Fire pit with starter kit lasted us 2 nights . The kitchen and toilet/shower block was a 60 second walk . Good powerful showers with hot water . What made the visit was the barn and live music on the Saturday , and not forgetting the owners who clearly work their backsides off in order to keep this place as lovely as it is. Can’t wait to return

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Everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Everything

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Amazing experience 10/10 would come back

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Joey T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely farm and campsite. Facilities were amazing. Very lovely and helpful owners. Easy access to walking routes and lakes nearby. Choose your own pitch on the field.

Disliked: Not a lot of shops close by so bring food and extra essentials ahead of time.

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From the manager: Thank you for such positive comments. Walking and cycling to and from our farm is so easy with loads of trail guides in our community kitchen The Combine Shed farm kitchen and The Raven Bar are open each weekend which is very popular with our visitors, and folks from the local villages.

Wild flower meadows, amazing views and clean facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Loved the views of the Pennines, Tom the friendly cat, the friendly chicken, the wild flow meadows, the plentiful and and cleanly facilities. Visit if you would enjoy a quiter, camp site away from the over crowded lake district ones.

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From the manager: Ahhh Tommy Tittlemouse. He is always exploring the campsite, if he's not asleep on a comfy chair at the farmhouse.if you don't like cats just shoo him away. We have rare breed hens, they are Old English Pheasant breed that are on the priority list of the rare breed survival trust. The hens lay small blue white eggs that have a special flavour.

Excellent, quiet site. Clean facilities. Friendly people.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Beautiful location. Friendly, excellent facilities all though quirky.

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From the manager: Our camper van pitches are a new addition this year at Crake Trees. We have just 4 off grid pitches right on the edge of the wildflower meadow. Its an easy pull off the track and back pitch has loads of space and wonderful views over the farm and down the valley to the lovely village of Crosby Ravensworth.

very peaceful, fantastic location and the owners was very friendly and welcoming…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
jason s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Red camping pod

Liked: very peaceful, fantastic location and the owners was very friendly and welcoming

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The campsite was lovely, facilities were good apart from not offering food…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (family)

Liked: The campsite was lovely, facilities were good apart from not offering food as stated on website. The pigs were adorable! Mike was wonderful, accommodating, asking about our day, offering advice on days out/activities etc

Disliked: Ruth (I'm presuming, was not wonderful!) Her extremely RUDE telephone manner nearly caused used to pack up and come home until Mike saved the day. Ruth we would have pitched our tent in the correct place, had the signs been stated CLEARLY or if you would've kindly welcomed us. Also you said you weren't serving food due to it been September...it was still AUGUST. All in all a lovely site and Mike works really hard to keep the customers happy, it's just a shame his wife doesn't share the same passion.

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From the manager: I lovely to be so popular! I welcomed these campers by text as we were not in on arrival. We were all at a funeral. But all visitors receive a detailed email with check in instructions. Plus there is an estate map which very clearly tells campers where to pitch. Grown ups and couples in one field, Families in another. Despite being a ‘couple’ they pitched right in middle of the family field. All was hunky dory until ….. 1. They refused to move their tent after one night to the couples field claiming they were disabled. 2. They would not keep their dog on a lead despite being asked by Mike repeatedly 3. All our family( which included the chef ) were at a family funeral, so Michelle was told no pizzas or bar open 4. They were Pizzas, Bar open and a live band on other nights of their stay. But, I’m obviously the 👹 of the party

Lovely camp site, friendly owners

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Sophie H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch (family)

Liked: We had a fantastic 2 night stay camping. The pitches weren’t too close together which was nice for some privacy. The home made pizzas were delicious. We hired a fire pit for both nights and got a free bag of logs for each night which was great for roasting marshmallows! Lovely short walk to a nearby pub that had amazing food!

Disliked: Nothing, would definitely go back!

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Lake and/or mountain

Leave the car at home

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Crake Trees Manor

Crosby Ravensworth

Penrith

Cumbria

England

CA10 3JG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

54.53394°N
-2.58843°W

Route directions

Use the postcode CA10 3JG for your satnav. When you leave the public road, follow the farm track up the hill and past the bungalow. Go over the cattle grid and turn right, then follow the track to the farm buildings and car park. Pitches are in the fields beyond the car park area.

Nearest transport

Coach
11.2 mi Rail Station
15.5 mi Bus Station
15.5 mi Bus Station
Rail
5.2 mi Appleby Rail Station
10.4 mi Kirkby Stephen Rail Station
11.2 mi Penrith North Lakes Rail Station
Ferry
11 mi Pooley Bridge Ullswater Ferry Landing
11.3 mi Howtown Ullswater Ferry Landing
14.3 mi Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

By foot or bike, the farm is close to several horse-riding trails: it’s adjacent to the Coast to Coast and Land's End to John O'Groats bike routes and near the Westmorland Way and Lady Annes Way hiking paths. And that’s not all… Cumbria and the Westmorland Dales have several circular cycle trails passing through the local village too. If jaunts in the car appeal instead, type Alston into the satnav and travel 50 minutes on a scenic drive voted one of England’s best, ending up in a famed market town so historical it’s appeared in both Oliver Twist and Jane Eyre... To potter through a pretty urban centre a touch closer to the site, Kendal is 40 minutes away from Crake Trees Manor and has 12th-century ruins to roam round as well as a natural history museum. Feel like pootling about another stately building? Lowther Castle and its gorgeous gardens are a 25-minute drive, while ambles around the banks of stunning Haweswater Reservoir are within reach in 30 if getting back to Lake District nature takes your fancy...

Must see

The Rheged Centre 11 mi

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens 11.4 mi

Ullswater Steamers 14.3 mi

Brockhole - Lake District Visitor Centre 16.9 mi

Rydal Mount and Gardens 16.9 mi

National Trust

Acorn Bank Garden and Watermill 7.9 mi

Townend 15.7 mi

Windermere and Troutbeck 16.5 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 18.6 mi

Sizergh Castle and Garden 18.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

THE IMAGE GARDEN 1.6 mi

Shap, the Abbey and Rosgill 3.5 mi

Shap and Haweswater 3.5 mi

Shap, the Abbey and Keld Chapel 3.5 mi

Orton and the Stone Circle 4.6 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)

    Penrith, Cumbria 7 mi

  • Keswick Mountain Festival (Friday 17 May 2024 – Friday 17 May 2024)

    Keswick, Cumbria 15.1 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Want to know more about camping in The Lake District and Cumbria?

  • Does Crake Trees Manor have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Crake Trees Manor dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Crake Trees Manor? By foot or bike, the farm is close to several horse-riding trails: it’s adjacent to the Coast to Coast and Land's End to John O'Groats bike routes and near the Westmorland Way … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Crake Trees Manor?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Crake Trees Manor? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.